DAY 01: PUERTO MALDONADO - JUNGLE ADVENTURE - CAMPING LODGE
Reception
at the airport and transportation to the Maldonado port where
You will embark for a 4 hour motorboat trip up the Tambopata River to Research Center (box lunch on route). During the trip we will be
able to observe the local farms, while groups of birds pass over the boat.
Opportunity to see families of Capybaras, the largest rodents in the world.
Reception, accommodation at the lodge.
After a short rest we will have a brief introductory walk in the forest nearby
to learn basic principles of ecology and hear some wildlife natural history and
observe the nocturnal life of insects, frogs of various colours, and an
occasional encounter with nocturnal mammals. Return to the lodge for dinner. We
will enjoy the diverse sounds of the jungle which will accompany our first
night in Amazonia. Sleep at our tambopata campingLodge. (L, D)